I'm Gonna Keep On Dancin'

I think everyone knows I'm a big fan of Paleday, Anthony's band. They are really talented songwriters, and Anthony has a great voice and stage presence. Over the last year they've gone from strength to strength, culminating in their official record launch yesterday at the Soho Review bar. Naturally, a few Pinkies went down for a beer and a boogie.

Simon and I got there quite early to find Emelda and Sue had already staked a seat at the front. Part of Paleday's branding is the three coloured bowler hats, white for Anthony, red for Sam and black for Stephen, so it was quite cool that they were giving away spangly plastic ones on each table. So, no, the ruby hat was not part of Celso's original outfit, or a co-ordinated look on the part of the rest of the Pinkies. That said, why isn't Andrew F wearing one?

Paleday produce reliably dance-inducing disco, so it wasn't long before we were all jumping away on the floor. It looked like the band have a sizeable fan base, especially for Stephen, and there was a bunch of terribly trendy younglings in super retro 80s gear celebrating one of their birthdays. Didn't stop us oldies from shaking our groove thang, and I even managed to get Mama and Auntie Stubbs to dance too.

What really surprised me though, was some of Paleday's slower songs. Of course the Pinkies already know Look Up At The Stars quite well, and of course we sang along, but they also performed a new number called Blue Sky which was really very sweet.

Anyway, good luck to them, and I am sure we will be hearing more of them on the airwaves in the future.